Axe
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English
Etymology
Ultimately derived from Proto-Brythonic *Uɨsk, a river name perhaps originally meaning "abundant in fish". Cognate with the river names Esk, Exe, and Usk.
Proper noun
Axe
- A river in Dorset, Somerset, and east Devon, England, which flows into Lyme Bay at Seaton.
- A river in Somerset, England, which flows into the Bristol Channel at Weston-super-Mare.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Witcombe, Richard (2009). Who was Aveline anyway?: Mendip's Cave Names Explained (2nd ed.). Priddy: Wessex Cave Club.
- ^ Eilert Ekwall (1981). The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-names. Oxford : OUP. p. 171.
- ^ Owen, H.W. & Morgan, R. 2007 Dictionary of the Place-names of Wales Gomer Press, Ceredigion; Gwasg Gomer / Gomer Press; page 484.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Axe m
See also
Pennsylvania German
Noun
Axe